HW: FINISH LIVING WAGE QUESTIONS (FROM YESTERDAY'S CLASS)
Friday,
March 27
Finish Minimum wage lesson
Monday,
March 30
Prioritizing the programs of the Great Society and New Deal: Which are most important? Which have (or will) impact your life? 2015 federal budget - Where does the money go?
Obama's budget proposal for 2016:
ISIS/ISIL article here, update here
Ukraine article here
Al-Shabab/Kenya terrorist attack video and article here
Boko Haram background here
Yemen article and video here
Reliance on government support over the past 40 years: map and video
Continue Role of Government Today assignment: Be ready to share article on Wednesday
Monday,
January 26
Wednesday,
January 28
Thursday,
January 29
Stock Market terminology
Friday,
January 30
Early release (snow), no p.6
Monday,
February 2
Thursday,
February 5
Discuss Stock Market Game and Black Tuesday
"Run on the Bank" scene from It's a Wonderful Life
"A Run of the Bank" from the movie "Its a Wonderful Life" from Carlos Seward on Vimeo.
Period 6:
Stock market game
Friday,
February 6
Photos and music of the Great Depression
Period 6:
Discuss Stock Market Game and Black Tuesday
"Run on the Bank" scene from It's a Wonderful Life
"A Run of the Bank" from the movie "Its a Wonderful Life" from Carlos Seward on Vimeo.
Monday,
February 9
Thursday,
February 12
Herbert Hoover video and chart:
PERIOD 6:
Photos and music of the Great Depression
Friday,
February 13
Monday,
February 23
Election of 1932 notes, speeches, and voting
PERIOD 6:
Herbert Hoover video and chart:
Wednesday,
February 25
Problems of the Great Depression: Make a Plan
Assign New Deal Project
Thursday,
February 26
Use research links on our class page on wikispace or here: New Deal Project - Research Links
PROJECT DUE ON MONDAY
Friday,
February 27
Use research links on our class page on wikispace
PROJECT DUE ON MONDAY
Monday,
March 2
Thursday,
March 5
Friday,
March 6
Portland Press Herald article: New Deal in Maine
Great Depression and New Deal: TEST ON MONDAY
Monday,
March 9
Wednesday, March 10
What changes led to this wealth?
Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society
Guided Notes:
LBJ video:
Thursday,
March 12
Friday,
March 13
Audio of entire speech here
HW: SPEECH QUESTIONS DUE MONDAY
Monday,
March 16
Role of the government in the late 20th century (and today):
Thursday,
March 19
Friday,
March 20
Viewing questions:
Monday,
March 23
HW: Viewing questions due on Wednesday
Wednesday,
March 25
Wealth distribution in the U.S. today video: link here
Minimum Wage vs. Living Wage
Site to find living expenses: Family Budget Calculator website
Site to find the living wage for Maine: Living Wage website
Site to find local costs: Craigslist for Maine
Thursday
March 26
Minimum wage in Maine article: read here
HW: FINISH LIVING WAGE QUESTIONS (FROM YESTERDAY'S CLASS)
Friday,
March 27
Monday,
March 30
2015 federal budget - Where does the money go?
Obama's budget proposal for 2016:
2014 federal spending per person
2014 federal budget detailed by department
COMPLETE REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
Thursday,
April 2
Final unit assignment: Role of the Government Today
Use newspapers in class, or use an online news source
State/Local
Portland Press Herald
Bangor Daily News
National
PBS NewsHour Extra
Friday,
April 3
Wednesday,
April 8
Reliance on government support over the past 40 years: map and video
Start new unit
Unit topic brainstorm questions:
ISIS/ISIL article here, update here
Ukraine article here
Al-Shabab/Kenya terrorist attack video and article here
Boko Haram background here
Yemen article and video here
Reflection questions:
Introduce CIA Intervention Scenarios
Share responses and work on reflection questions
Graphic organizer:
Somalia:
Rwanda:
Kosovo:
Afghanistan:
Presentation images:
QUIZ ON MONDAY: INTERVENTION VOCAB AND MODERN CASES
Review questions:
QUIZ ON MONDAY: INTERVENTION VOCAB AND MODERN CASES
OLD LESSONS BELOW HERE: IGNORE THESE
Continue Role of Government Today assignment: Be ready to share article on Wednesday
Drone Warfare video
Prepare for quiz tomorrow: Intervention vocabulary and modern interventions from slideshow
Begin Cold War reading
Return quizzes, work on quiz corrections
Continue Cold War reading packet
Finish quiz corrections
Nuclear Weapons and the Cold War:
"Duck and Cover" video: